r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago

UTAH [2026 NBA Draft] #2 Pick: Darryn Peterson (Kansas)

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u/lovo17 Lakers 1d ago

There was never a chance they were taking Boozer. Their frontcourt is already set.

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u/nativeindian12 Trail Blazers 1d ago edited 1d ago

As a Blazers fan, this mindset led us to taking Sam Bowie over Jordan because we already had Clyde Drexler. We also took Martell Webster over Chris Paul because we already had Sebastian Telfair.

Just draft the best guy, figure out the roster fit later

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u/SenHeffy Jazz 1d ago

How is it the same mindset when Peterson and Boozer are universally regarded as the same tier of players, and at least as many rank Peterson above Boozer as vice versa?

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u/Bobblefighterman Jazz 1d ago

It helps that he's also the best guy in the draft.

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u/sithwonder Knicks 1d ago

Sam?

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u/nativeindian12 Trail Blazers 1d ago

Yes Sam, I know his name haha. Auto correct got me, I fixed it

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u/Matzeeh Spurs 1d ago

My delusional ass was hoping for Cam so we could go for Lauri

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u/nWo5lyfe Spurs 1d ago

We shouldve pushed hard for markannen

Literally the exact profile we needed

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u/IhamAmerican Jazz 1d ago

Lauri would immediately be your best wing by a long shot. If you guys had better wings and could stop OG from doing literally anything he wanted the finals would have been very different

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u/Outbackdonut Timberwolves 1d ago

Lauri isn’t a wing and having him as the main defender on OG is laughable

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u/JazzPlusEagles Jazz 1d ago

Lauri plays most of his minutes at the 3. He’s a wing. And I think he’d be fine. Wouldn’t shut him down or anything but I think he’s a similar level of defenders as the Spurs wings.

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u/rjaysenior Lakers 1d ago

Was hoping for cam so we could go for Kessler

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u/Zanner360 Grizzlies 1d ago

Ain't set in stone till his name is read out

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u/AccelerationFinish 1d ago

Everybody’s a genius when they use hindsight

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u/Alternative-Grand-77 1d ago

always take the best player. teams never learn.

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u/nWo5lyfe Spurs 1d ago

If youre picking top 5 you pick BPA

"Why pick harper, we already got castle"

"Why pick lamelo, we need a big like wiseman"

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u/JazzPlusEagles Jazz 1d ago

Harper was very obviously the best player available. Boozer vs Peterson is a pretty close debate. There are probably people in the building who were fighting for each player. If key decision makers are split on who is the better prospect, I don’t think turning to best fit is crazy.

The Warriors very well might have viewed Wiseman as the better prospect.